Other Main Upanishads

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 17 Oct 2011 11:42 and updated at 19 Oct 2011 13:33

This article is a continuation of articles on Upanishad, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Chandogya Upanishad. Please read these articles before reading this article.

The following eight Upanishads:- Kena, Katha, Taittariya, Aitareya, Ishavasya, Prasna, Mundaka and Mandukya are discussed in these articles. These eight Upanishads together with Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads form the famous ten Upanishads that were authored before the start of Common Era (CE).

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Table of the Ten Main Upanishads

The table shown below summarizes the characteristics of the ten major Upanishads, famously known as Dasopanishads or Mukhya Upanishads.

n	Name	TopTen	Muller	Veda	Period	Period	Period	Size
1	Brihadaranyaka	Y	Y	Yajur S	Oldest	Brahmana	700 BCE	170
2	Chandogya	Y	Y	Sama	Old	Brahmana	650 BCE	160
3	Kena	Y	Y	Sama	Old	Brahmana	600 BCE	8
4	Katha	Y	Y	Yajur K	Middle	Sutra	500 BCE	24
5	Taittariya	Y	Y	Yajur K	Late	Buddhist	400 BCE	28
6	Aitareya	Y	Y	Rig	Late	Buddhist	400 BCE	11
7	Ishavasya	Y	Y	Yajur S	Late	Mauryan	300 BCE	4
8	Prasna	Y	Y	Atharva	Late	IndoGreek	200 BCE	19
9	Mundaka	Y	Y	Atharva	Late	IndoGreek	200 BCE	18
10	Mandukya	Y		Atharva	Latest	Maha.Bud	100 BCE	4

The eight Upanishads discussed here, even when combined together is smaller than Chandogya or Brih andaranyaka.

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